Effect of Coordination Training on the Ability to Distribute Attention in Children with Different Types of Nervous System

The aim of the study: was to determine the effect of coordination training on the development of the coordination abilities of children aged 7-8 years in physical education classes and to reveal its influence on the ability to distribute attention among schoolchildren with different types of nervous system.

Method and Material: Children from 7 to 8 years old who attended the regular school participated in the pedagogical study. Distribution of attention was determined using the “Different counting” method, coordination abilities were determined by the “Running Run” test, the type of the nervous system was determined by the “Tapping-test” methodic. The method of statistical and mathematical processing of the results was the T-Student test.

Results: The duration of the study was 7 months, a total of 59 physical education classes were held. After the pedagogical experiment, some changes took place in the indicators. In KG the indicators in the “Shuttle Run” test have deteriorated from 10,3±0,6 s. to 10,4±0,6 s. (p>0,05). However, in the test “Different counting” their indices slightly improved from 37,9±1,8 s. to 37,2±1,9 s. (p>0,05). In EG-1, distribution attention indicators improved from 39,3±1,9 s. to 36,7±1,7 s. (p>0,05). The indicators of the level of development of coordination abilities improved by 0,2 s. (p>0,05). In EG-2 schoolchildren significantly improved their results. In the “Shuttle Run” test, the indices improved from 10,3±0,6 s. to 9,7±0,5 s. (p<0,05). In the test “Different counting” from 36,5±1,7 s. to 29,6±1,5 s. (p<0,05).

Conclusion: If the children of 7-8 years develop coordination abilities in each physical education class, then the coordination of the movement will improve, while such exercises will improve the ability to distribute the attention of schoolchildren. Indicators will be significant if children are differentiated into groups with a typology in mind.